Hugo Pellegrin

📱 Launched in October 2023, One Provence's AI guides tourists in Aix-Marseille-Provence using OneProvence.com; trained on 500 reliable sources, it offers personalized advice developed with Atrioom, Levupp, and FCB.ai. Anne Kerdi, a virtual influencer created by Adeliade, promotes eco-friendly tourism in Brittany through Instagram and Annekerdi.bzh. HeyDoubs by Doubs Tourisme and LIVDEO, with over 3,700 pages of content, supports visitors in 200+ languages and plans to add real-time events, weather, and geolocation. Genial Travel's MarIAnne for France.fr aids travelers during the Paris 2024 Olympics with 65+ itineraries, available in English and French, with 15 additional languages planned.

🗺 Generative AI revolutionizes travel planning with tools like askLAYLA's intuitive interface, Wonderplan's customizable itineraries, iplan.ai's detailed routes, Mindtrip's immersive experiences, and GuideGeek's real-time chat via popular messaging apps. These AI assistants provide personalized recommendations, offline access, collaborative features, and seamless bookings with partners like Booking.com and Skyscanner, making trip organization effortless.

🌏 GreenGo, a startup focusing on responsible tourism, achieved a funding round of €3 million and saw an 81% increase in bookings in 2024. Guillaume Jouffre, co-founder, discusses AI's role in offering low-impact vacations and driving growth. Their platform, Greengo Explore, accounts for over 15% of bookings, with more than 17,000 highly-rated accommodations. They aim for partnerships and leverage data and technology, including AI, to enhance user experience, improve customer service efficiency by 30%, and innovate in 2025. The company strives to reduce tourism's carbon footprint; their digital carbon footprint is a mere 1% compared to the travelers' carbon emissions.

💰 Klook, an online travel agency founded in 2014, secured a $100 million investment led by Vitruvian Partners to expand in Asia-Pacific, enhance AI development, and aid digital transformation in tourism. With international arrivals in Asia expected to increase from 619 million in 2024 to 762 million in 2026, surpassing 2019 records, Klook's funding aims to meet growing traveler demand and follows a recent collaboration with Google Cloud on AI solutions, as well as a partnership with the Tourism Office of the Philippines to improve digital access to local experiences.

🎨 Villa Albertine launches "Les arts à l'ère de l'IA" for 8 artists to explore AI in art and cultural mediation. Funded by Fidji Simo of Instacart and backed by French Cultural Minister Rachida Dati. Applications open until March 25, 2025, for residences in American cities with Villa Albertine locations. Selected participants will have access to tech companies, universities, research centers, and cultural institutions to foster France-US cooperation.